• Load crew secures USAFE award

    Three Airmen from the 555th Aircraft Maintenance Unit were recently awarded the United States Air Forces in Europe Load Crew of the Year for 2012. Staff Sgt. Benjamin Angley, weapons load crew chief, and Senior Airmen Carleton Kennedy and Jackie Sanders, weapons load crew members, knocked out 31

  • 3rd AF vice commander visits Niger

    The 3rd Air Force vice commander met with Niger's senior air force leaders and airmen during a visit here April 29.Maj. Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, who is also the 17th Expeditionary Air Force vice commander, met with Gen. Seyni Garba, Niger's chief of defense staff, and Col. Boukar Boulama,

  • Command squadrons affected by sequestration

    These are historic times for the U.S. Air Force as nearly half of the fighter squadrons in U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa halted flying operations three weeks ago.The action was a result of the reduction of flying hours Air Force-wide - one impact of the current sequestration-related

  • Coronet liaison bridges gap between fighters, Lajes

    In calendar year 2012, Lajes Field serviced 184 coronet aircraft. Between January through April 2013 alone, 163 coronet aircraft have already moved through the base to and from the U.S., Europe or the Middle East.When it comes to coordinating and tracking all incoming U.S. and foreign coronets,

  • Voice of Courage: Airman shares personal story as rape survivor

    Editor's note: All the names in this story are fictitious. The subject chose the name "Merida" because of the character from "Brave." There is no federal endorsement of Disney or its trademark. The alleged offender is no longer serving in the U.S. Air Force."Merida," an Airman 1st Class who just

  • Air traffic controllers land facility of year award

    The 86th Operational Support Squadron air traffic controller facility was recently awarded the D. Ray Hardin Air Traffic Control Facility of the Year covering the period from Jan. 1, 2012 to Dec. 31, 2012. The mission of an air traffic controller is to provide safe and expeditious air traffic flow

  • Exercise Tiger tragedy remembered during Cambridge ceremony

    Members of the 423rd Air Base Group and its mission partners commemorated the 69th anniversary of the Exercise Tiger tragedy during a ceremony at Cambridge American Cemetery in Madingley, United Kingdom, April 23."I laid the wreath for the ceremony to honor the participants of Exercise Tiger,

  • Dutch host Koninginnedag celebration

    The Dutch invited U.S. and Turkish personnel to attend a Koninginnedag, or Queen's Day, celebration at Arkadas Park April 24 here. The event included Dutch food, a touwtrekken toernooi (tug-of-war tournament), live music and a bonfire. Koninginnedag is a Dutch national holiday that is observed April

  • 3rd Air Force commander visits Incirlik

    Lt. Gen. Craig A. Franklin, 3rd Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Mark D. Marson, 3rd Air Force command chief, visited here April 18 and 19 to interact with Airmen and gain first-hand knowledge of the current state of the 39th Air Base Wing. During the visit, Franklin expressed his